What parts of divorce records are public in Maryland?

What parts of divorce records are publically accessible in the State of Maryland?

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Brigit:
[b]What parts of divorce records are publically accessible in the State of Maryland?[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


My response:

Please give us the background leading up to this question. Thank you.

IAAL


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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by I AM ALWAYS LIABLE:
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My response:

Please give us the background leading up to this question. Thank you.

IAAL


[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Sorry about that--I owe you a McDonald's Happy Meal! For a pro-se motion I am working on, a pro-bono attorney here in NJ has told me to ask Maryland for the records pertaining to my son's father's divorce from his first wife. I have to subpeona her for court for a custody matter (not to mention there having been many instances of domestic violence between the two of them). Am I going about things the right way....?

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Okay.

Unless a court "seals" the records under narrow circumstances, all files and documents within those files, in all court, are public record.

It's a good thing you told me why you asked the question because, since you need copies of the documents from that old file for your current case, you need to have the Clerk make you "Certified Copies" of the records you want. Otherwise, you won't be able to admit them into evidence in your case. Certified copies are going to cost a lot more than regular copies.

IAAL

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[LegalBeagle]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Brigit:
[b] I owe you a McDonald's Happy Meal! For a pro-se motion I am working on[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Working cheap these days IAAL

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LegalBeagle:
[b] Working cheap these days IAAL

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OK, OK, I'll be generous and take IAAL to the Chinese Buffet--we went there for Christmas dinner, had a great time! (Ever seen the movie, "A Christmas Story"? THAT"S how we wound up eating Chinese food for Christmas!) LOL